scholarly journals Anxiety sensitivity mediates relations between anxiety (but not depression) and problematic smartphone use severity, adjusting for age and sex, in Chinese adolescents early in the COVID ‐19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caleb J. Hallauer ◽  
Emily A. Rooney ◽  
Haibo Yang ◽  
Qingjun Meng ◽  
Christian Montag ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Age And Sex

scholarly journals Smartphone use motivation and problematic smartphone use in a national representative sample of Chinese adolescents: The mediating roles of smartphone use time for various activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haoran Meng ◽  
Hongjian Cao ◽  
Ruining Hao ◽  
Nan Zhou ◽  
Yue Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Using Data ◽  
National Representative Sample

Abstract Background and aims Previous studies on smartphone use motivation (SUM) and problematic smartphone use (PSU) have been limited in the utilization of regional samples of emerging adults (e.g., college students) and also in the foci on the direct association between SUM and PSU. To address such gaps, using data from a large, national representative sample of Chinese young adolescents and their parents this study examined the associations between adolescents' various types of SUM and their PSU, and also tested the potential mediating roles of smartphone use time (SUT) that adolescents spent on various activities in such associations. Methods A nationwide representative sample of 8,261 Chinese adolescents (Mage = 12.86 years old, SD = 1.76; 42.6% females) and their parents (49% mothers) participated in this survey study. Results Instrumental SUM (i.e., to expand knowledge or acquire information) was associated negatively with PSU via longer SUT spent on learning and shorter SUT spent on entertainment and communication. Self-expression SUM (i.e., to gain acceptance and recognition of others by maintaining or improving self-images) was associated with longer SUT spent on both learning and entertainment, which, in turn, predicted lower and higher levels of PSU, respectively. Last, hedonic SUM (i.e., to gain pleasure) was associated positively with PSU via longer SUT spent on entertainment and communication. Discussion These findings contribute to the literature by adding greater specificity in our understanding of the implications of SUM and SUT in the etiology of PSU during the critical life stage of adolescence in a Chinese cultural context.

scholarly journals Sedentary Behavior and Problematic Smartphone Use in Chinese Adolescents: The Moderating Role of Self-Control

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Qiang Xiang ◽  
Long Lin ◽  
Zi-Rong Wang ◽  
Jin Li ◽  
Zebo Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Prevalence and correlates of problematic smartphone use in a large random sample of Chinese undergraduates

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Long ◽  
Tie-Qiao Liu ◽  
Yan-Hui Liao ◽  
Chang Qi ◽  
Hao-Yu He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Random Sample ◽  
Problematic Smartphone Use ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
Large Random Sample ◽  
Chinese Undergraduates
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